The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-18
SLOW TO SIGN CONTRACTS
Terms Have Not Been Settled with Any
of the Indianapolis Players Yet.
Three Of the Pitchers, However, Have Asked
for Their Contractg-Season Tickets for
Next Year-Notes About Players.

Boyle, Moffett and Shreve, the pitchers, are
the only members of the Indianapolis base ball
club who have said anything to Presi dent
Brush about signing contracts for next year.
but 1t is expected that ali will soon signify their
readiness to settle terms now that the differ
ences between the League and Brotherhood
have been harmonized. ''We have not had the
new form for contracts until within the last
few days. said President Brush to Journal
reporter. sand we have not expected to sign
any players earlier than this time, but 1 sup
pose that we will hear from all Of them now
within short time Boyle called to see me
day Tor two ago and said that he in
tended to go TO Philadelphia in a few days
to spend the remainder Of the wintsr and
wanted 20 sign his contract before leaving. The
matter will be attended to before he goes. He
wants an advance over last year" Nothing has
besa beard from Glascock, Denny or Myers by
President Bush, but letters received from them
ny friends here indicate that they will be much
more ANXIOUS to come to Indianapolis next
spring than they were last. as they are well
pleased with their treatment by the people and
are satisfied with the consideration they
ceived from President Bush and the directors of
the club Moffett has written to President Brush
asking for his contract. He also wants more
paw than he received last season. Terms have
been forwarded TO him. The statement pub
lished In several sporting papers that he was not
on the reserve list of the Indianapolis club is
not true He il regarded a valuable man,
and will. IL Is expected, do some fine pitching
for Indianapolis next season. Shombere has
written 20 President Brush, asking for advance
money. but he said nothing in his letter about
his contracs. The other players have not been
heard from since leaving the city.
A city paper incorrectly stated few days ago
that the season tickets of the Indianapolis club
next year would not be transferable and in
consequence there has been some complaining
by persons who patronize the game. SIT has
not been our intention said President Brush
TO Journal reporter yesterday. ''to make
season tickets non-transferrable. Every ticket
that is sold represents to US pay for an admis-
sion to each Of the Indianapolis games. and it
makes no difference to us who is admitted on
the ticket. Two or three persons may purchase
m ticket together and divide the use OF it. one
taking ID when the others cannot leave business
10 the game"
"Will anything be done in regard to the sue--
pestion to issue class OF tickets for slO, good
for only a part of the season.
I'VE cannot do that, because the rules of the
League do not provide for such a thing: The
Jules and we rot permitted to charge less
than $25 for season tickets"
President Brush is very anxious 20 have at
least FIVE hundred tickets sold, and will make
effort to dispose of that number through a can
vass of citizens who pstroniZe the
game Already many have been sold
and the directors who have made any effort to
dispose of tickets have met with announcement
''If sell 500 season tickets" President
Brush says. bu6b gives VS. "a guarantee u
Rl2 500 and an attendance of 500 at each game
With that much money pledged we will feel dis
posed to pay out money in making deals for new
PLAYERS If we have chance to get any good
men, and, OF course, il we should not have any
such guarantee, we should not feel like spending
much money. The tickets will probably not be
ready for delivery before March OF April, but
IL they are pledged it viii do much toward ma
eerially strengthening the club"
Manager Spence was thrown from carriage.
aSout three weeks ago, and badly injured, but a
letter has just been received from him fy Presi-
dent Brush stati<z8that he will soop be able to
&HIsacain, ar is expected that he will then
"a. y6rns snfns f5N arJ-narssss.sAing tho club.
The Sporting Times next week will contain a
pertrait Of him, with biographical sketch.